A quick clip of the first-ever sighting of a bony-eared assfish (#Acanthonus armatus) in Okinawa!
#bonyearedassfish #assfish #acanthonusarmatus #deepseacreatures #deepseafish #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #blackwaterphotography #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater
How cute! This Bony-Eared Assfish has a pet amphipod!
And yes, that’s the actual name of this this #fish - the bony-eared #assfish #Acanthonus armatus
#cuskeel #bonyearedassfish #acanthonusarmatus #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #deepseafish #larvalfish #deepsea #chrisgug #gugunderwater #gug
A Google overview labeled "Sarcastic fringehead." Below that is a photo of two, darkly colored fish. Their upper lips are pink and lower yellow. The fish to the left is gaping its mouth extremely wide. Beneath that is an excerpt from Wikipedia in a pale, blue box. Text reads "Overview. The sarcastic fringehead is a small but hardy saltwater tube-blenny that possesses a large mouth and aggressive territorial behavior, for which it has been given its common name. Wikipedia."
The image of a small, yellow, fuzzy fish. It is labeled "Cyclopteridae, also known as lumpfish or lumpsuckers." The word lumpsuckers is underlined with a red squiggle.
The photo of a grey fish labeled "Plectorhinchus caeruleonothus, the blue bastard." The words blue bastard are underlined in red.
The illustrations of a small, narrow, pointed fish. It is labeled "bony-eared assfish."
Funny fish species, because we are all grown adults #taxonomyisfun #sarcasticfringehead #lumpsucker #bluebastard #bonyearedassfish
The ultra-rare Bony-Eared #Assfish (#Acanthonus #armatus)
The same species featured in my Aliens Collection print, “Alien 29”.
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#bonyearedassfish #acanthonusarmatus #cuskeel #deepseacreatures #deepseafish #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #marinebiology #chrisgug #gugunderwater #gug
